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Issue #25


HORROR WEEK: VOLUME 1


Alien (1979) ›

by Jess Brooman

The Babadook ›

by Taylor Sinople

A Bay of Blood (1971) ›

by Maximilien Luc Proctor

The Fog (1980) vs. The Fog (2005) ›

by Adam Smith

Creep ›

by Taylor Sinople

Nosferatu (1922) ›

by Jordan Brooks

Pintu Terlerang (The Forbidden Door) (2009) ›

by Janneke Parrish

“Willow Creek” and Finding Found Footage ›

by Josef Rodriguez


REVIEWS


Art and Craft ›

by Jordan Brooks

Fury ›

by Josef Rodriguez

John Wick ›

by Josef Rodriguez


FEATURES


Bonding with Bond: Thunderball (1965) ›

by Janneke Parrish

A Fresh Look At: Boogie Nights (1997) ›

by Marcus Michelen

A Fresh Look At: The Third Man (1949) ›

by Thomas McCallum


featured articleTHE 50TH CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL


Cinema Scandinavia Logo 1001 Grams ›

by Taylor Sinople

The Babadook ›

by Taylor Sinople

Black Coal, Thin Ice ›

by Taylor Sinople

Cinema Scandinavia Logo Concrete Night ›

by Taylor Sinople

Creep ›

by Taylor Sinople

The Fool ›

by Taylor Sinople

Cinema Scandinavia Logo Force Majeure ›

by Taylor Sinople

A Girl at My Door ›

by Taylor Sinople

Miss Julie ›

by Taylor Sinople

Cinema Scandinavia Logo Of Horses and Men ›

by Taylor Sinople

Cinema Scandinavia Logo Paris of the North ›

by Taylor Sinople

Cinema Scandinavia Logo The Salvation ›

by Taylor Sinople

Cinema Scandinavia Logo Speed Walking ›

by Taylor Sinople

Stations of the Cross ›

by Taylor Sinople

Stockholm ›

by Taylor Sinople

Summer (Zomer) ›

by Taylor Sinople

Titli ›

by Taylor Sinople


NEXT WEEK:

 

Next week, Horror Month continues and we roll out our final batch of reviews from the 50th Chicago International Film Festival including our Best of the Fest award! Check back on Monday, October 27 for Issue #26!

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